Activities of Šarūnas BIRUTIS related to 2007/0195(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Internal market in electricity - Conditions for access to the network for cross-border exchanges in electricity - Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators - Towards a European Charter on the Rights of Energy Consumers (debate)
Amendments (12)
Amendment 150 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 22 a (new)
Recital 22 a (new)
(22a) Increased regional cooperation should be the first step in the development of a fully integrated European electricity grid, ultimately incorporating the electricity islands currently present in the Union.
Amendment 228 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 4
Article 1 – point 4
Directive 2003/54/EC
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point (a)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point (a)
(a) each undertaking which owns a transmission system acts as a transmission system operator or has an associated transmission system operator;
Amendment 247 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 4
Article 1 – point 4
Directive 2003/54/EC
Article 8 – paragraph 5
Article 8 – paragraph 5
5. The obligation set out in paragraph 1(a) is deemed to be fulfilled in a situation where several undertakings which own transmission systems have created a joint venture which acts as a transmission system operator in several Member States for the transmission systems concerned. No other undertaking may be part of the joint venture, unless it has been approved under Article 10 as an independentWith respect to their obligation to achieve regional cooperation as laid down in Article 5, Member States shall endeavour to designate a transmission system operator to cover several national territories in accordance with Article 2h(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1228/2003. Member States shall take proper measures to ensure that this transmission system operator complies with this Article and Article 10a. Member States shall make use of economic incentives to promote the creation of regional system operators.
Amendment 274 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 6 a (new)
Article 1 – point 6 a (new)
Directive 2003/54/EC
Article 9 – point (c)
Article 9 – point (c)
Amendment 275 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 6 b (new)
Article 1 – point 6 b (new)
Directive 2003/54/EC
Article 9 – point (d)
Article 9 – point (d)
Amendment 276 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 6 c (new)
Article 1 – point 6 c (new)
Directive 2003/54/EC
Article 9 – point (f)
Article 9 – point (f)
Amendment 355 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 12
Article 1 – point 12
Directive 2003/54/EC
Article 22a – paragraph 3 – point (b)
Article 22a – paragraph 3 – point (b)
(b) its management is appointed for a non renewable fixed term of at least five years, andrenewable once; if the management consists of several persons, they may be appointed at different times, if appropriate; management may only be relieved from office during its term if it no longer fulfills the conditions set out in this Article or it has been guilty of serious misconduct.
Amendment 356 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 12
Article 1 – point 12
Directive 2003/54/EC
Article 22a – paragraph 3 – point (b
Article 22a – paragraph 3 – point (b
(b) its management is appointed for a non renewable fixed term of at least five years, andhowever, such a term shall in any event exceed the term of office of members of the relevant national parliament; the management may only be relieved from office during its term if it no longer fulfills the conditions set out in this Article or it has been guilty of serious misconduct.
Amendment 357 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 12
Article 1 – point 12
Directive 2003/54/EC
Article 22a – paragraph 3 – point (b a) (new)
Article 22a – paragraph 3 – point (b a) (new)
"(ba) budgetary needs of the regulatory authority are covered by the direct levy charged to the regulated operators."
Amendment 406 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 12
Article 1 – point 12
Directive 2003/54/EC
Article 22c – paragraph 1 – point (j)
Article 22c – paragraph 1 – point (j)
(j) monitoring the time taken by transmission and distribution undertakings to make connections and repairs and imposing sanctions in accordance with the Agency's guidelines if the time period has been prolonged without due cause;
Amendment 428 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 12
Article 1 – point 12
Directive 2003/54/EC
Article 22c – paragraph 1 – point (o a) (new)
Article 22c – paragraph 1 – point (o a) (new)
(oa) setting or approving standards for quality of service, monitoring implementation and imposing sanctions for non-compliance.
Amendment 463 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 12
Article 1 – point 12
Directive 2003/54/EC
Article 22c – paragraph 3 – point (f a) (new)
Article 22c – paragraph 3 – point (f a) (new)
(fa) to impose temporarily price caps for the dominant market players.